Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 15, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Marc Chagall, Russian-born French painter (born 7/7/1887))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Pets 180 posts Northeast Gardening 157 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 143 posts Bird Watching 126 posts Games 125 posts Daylilies 114 posts Poultry and Livestock 105 posts PlantFiles Pictures 94 posts Southwest Gardening 91 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 80 posts Florida Gardening 68 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 64 posts Mid-South Gardening 60 posts Sewing and Quilting 58 posts Plant and Tree Identification 57 posts Cacti and Succulents 55 posts Weather 50 posts Cottage Gardening 49 posts Recipes 44 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 43 posts Vegetable Gardening 42 posts Roses 41 posts Winter Sowing 40 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 39 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 38 posts Wildlife 37 posts Water Gardens 36 posts Morning Glories 36 posts Healthy Living 34 posts Australian Gardening 32 posts Dahlias 30 posts Trash to Treasure 30 posts Tomatoes 29 posts Texas Gardening 28 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 27 posts Irises 27 posts Begonias 24 posts Farm Life 23 posts Books, Movies, and TV 23 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 23 posts Coleus 21 posts Photos 20 posts Georgia Gardening 20 posts Orchids 20 posts Homesteading 19 posts Brugmansias 19 posts Sustainable Alternatives 17 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 17 posts Garden Design 16 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 16 posts Vines and Climbers 15 posts Bromeliads 15 posts Voting Booth 15 posts Carolina Gardening 15 posts Happy Birthday 14 posts Beginner Houseplants 13 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 13 posts Palms and Cycads 13 posts Hibiscus 12 posts Tropical Plants 12 posts Hoyas 11 posts Annuals 11 posts Aroids 11 posts Bird Identification 10 posts California Gardening 9 posts Michigan Gardening 9 posts Container Gardening 9 posts BirdFiles Pictures 9 posts Propagation 9 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Equine Forum 8 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 8 posts Insect and Spider Identification 7 posts Seed Germination 7 posts Buying or Selling a Home 7 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 7 posts Soap and Candle-making 6 posts Cameras and Photography 6 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 5 posts Cooking 5 posts Greenhouse 5 posts Gardening History 5 posts Heirloom Vegetables 4 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 4 posts Tiny Gardens 4 posts Jokes & Humor 4 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 4 posts Orchid Cactus 4 posts Central Midwest Gardening 4 posts Fragrant Gardening 4 posts DG Marketplace 4 posts Strawbale Gardening 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Hostas 3 posts Herbs 3 posts Tropical Fruits 3 posts Camping, Hiking and Boating 3 posts Garden Art 3 posts Computer Talk 3 posts Soil and Composting 3 posts Clematis 3 posts Wildlife Gardening 3 posts Canadian Gardening 3 posts Bloom.com Photos 3 posts European Gardening 3 posts Cannas 3 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 3 posts Community Gardens 2 posts Vacations and Travel 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Garden Shed 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Perennials 2 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Needle Arts 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Test 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 1 post Plumerias 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Ornamental Gourds 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Market Growers 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Hybridizers 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description dahlianut Comment Daylily 'Raspberry Pixie' Hemerocallis catcollins Comment Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Forest Pansy' Cercis canadensis Cretaceous Comment Gristle Fern Blechnum cartilagineum zillabug Comment Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm Bismarckia nobilis catcollins Comment Blue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Longwood Blue' Caryopteris x clandonensis safische123 Comment Lawn Orchid, Soldier Orchid, Soldier's Orchid, Centipede Grass Orchid Zeuxine strateumatica Marisa_K Comment Old Garden Rose 'Cardinal de Richelieu' Rosa dalmatian_fan87 Comment Wood Sorrel, False Shamrock 'Atropurpurea' Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae dalmatian_fan87 Comment Firethorn 'Gnome' Pyracantha angustifolia echoes Comment Asiatic Lily 'White Dwarf' Lilium htop Comment Damianita daisy Chrysactinia mexicana dalmatian_fan87 Comment Tall Morning Glory 'President Tyler' Ipomoea purpurea JasperDale Comment Rose 'Lemon Meringue' Rosa dalmatian_fan87 Comment Cucumber 'Lemon' Cucumis sativus dalmatian_fan87 Comment Tomato 'Peacevine Cherry' Lycopersicon lycopersicum dalmatian_fan87 Comment Tomato 'Great White' Lycopersicon lycopersicum dancingbear27 Comment Everbearing Raspberry 'Kiwigold' Rubus idaeus irish1972 Comment European Columbine, European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet 'Winky Rose' Aquilegia vulgaris rylaff Image Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant (Kalanchoe daigremontiana) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Gemini Moon' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Gin and Tonic' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Ginsu Knife' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Gin and Tonic' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Gold Drop' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Gold Standard' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Gold Standard' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Golden Oriole' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Golden Scepter' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Grand Canyon' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Great Expectations' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Green Fountain' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Green Fountain' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Green Gables' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Green Gables' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Green Gables' (Hosta ) shabbyaby Image Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe, Savila (Aloe vera) victorgardener Image Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac 'Tiger Eyes' (Rhus typhina) tikijenn Image Silver Butterfly Oxalis, Purpleleaf False Shamrock (Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae) timrann Image Seychelles Stilt Palm, Splendid Palm (Verschaffeltia splendida) palmbob Image Furcraea (Furcraea macdougallii) timrann Image Bottle Tree, Bottletree, Black Kurrajong, Kurrajong, Northern Kurrajong, White-flower Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) angele Image Pineywoods Geranium, Purple Wild Geranium, Small-Leaf Geranium, James Cranebill (Geranium caespitosum) Marilynbeth Image Swamp Milkweed 'Soulmate' (Asclepias incarnata) echoes Image Asiatic Lily 'Corsage' (Lilium ) echoes Image Asiatic Lily 'Peach Dwarf' (Lilium ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Halcyon' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hampshire County' (Hosta ) mgarr Image Bamboo (Shibataea chinensis) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Happily Ever After' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Heavenly Tiara' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'High Noon' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hillbilly Blues' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hirao Majesty' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hollywood Lights' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hirao Majesty' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hirao Majesty' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Holy Mole' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hirao Majesty' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hirao Majesty' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hirao Majesty' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Honeybells' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Honeybells' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Honeysong' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Honeysong' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hyacinthina' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hyacinthina' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Hyacinthina' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta (Hosta minor) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Inniswood' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Inniswood' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Inniswood' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Iron Gate Glamour' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Inniswood' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Inniswood' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Island Charm' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Island Charm' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Island Charm' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Island Charm' (Hosta ) TheRoseGirl Image Shrub Rose, Buck Rose 'Griff's Red' (Rosa ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Jade Cascade' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Jade Scepter' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Joseph' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Key Lime Pie' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Kiwi Black Magic' (Hosta ) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Kifukurin Hyuga' (Hosta kikutii) Mctavish Image Hosta 'Komodo Dragon' (Hosta ) kennedyh Image Black Peppermint (Eucalyptus amygdalina) kennedyh Image Black Peppermint (Eucalyptus amygdalina) Mctavish Image Hosta 'June Fever' (Hosta ) kennedyh Image Black Peppermint (Eucalyptus amygdalina) kennedyh Image Black Peppermint (Eucalyptus amygdalina) kennedyh Image Silver Gum, Heart-leaved Silver Gum (Eucalyptus cordata) kennedyh Image Silver Gum, Heart-leaved Silver Gum (Eucalyptus cordata) kennedyh Image Silver Gum, Heart-leaved Silver Gum (Eucalyptus cordata) kennedyh Image Silver Gum, Heart-leaved Silver Gum (Eucalyptus cordata) kennedyh Image Silver Gum, Heart-leaved Silver Gum (Eucalyptus cordata) kennedyh Image Silver Gum, Heart-leaved Silver Gum (Eucalyptus cordata) TheRoseGirl Image Tea Rose 'Mrs. Dudley Cross' (Rosa )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description azreno Negative Buried Treasures nygardener2 Positive Territorial Seed Company nygardener2 Positive Harris Seeds MartBright Neutral High Country Gardens MartBright Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers duellyj Negative Wormman's Worm Farm lhbuxton Positive The Lily Garden Snug_As_Bug_Rug Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. whitie Positive Territorial Seed Company keithww Positive Willis Orchard Company whitie Positive Wuv'n Acres whitie Positive Totally Tomatoes icandigit13 Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery knowshofosho86 Positive Nature Hills Nursery plantgnome Positive Santa Rosa Gardens plantgnome Positive Trade Star International, Inc. (OnlinePlantCenter.com) plantgnome Neutral Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) cowpea123 Negative Plant Delights Nursery YaraRoswellGA Positive Gardens Alive! briergarden Negative Territorial Seed Company

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 15, 2009